Using CharacterMaker3,
login with an easily remembered username and password. (Security is
not top level, so don't use your actual Athena password; WARNING:
Create characters with SINGLEWORD names -- no spaces.)

Create a character, and use any web-based image as the test
image for your character and user. You can also create your own an
image and upload it. The image can be anywhere on the web, preferably
at MIT.

(Warning: The "delete keyword" command does not work -- you can
delete the whole character if you choose it!)

Advanced Exercises:

2. Make a character who can be TOLD Knock Knock Jokes (Hint:
Look at Advanced authoring tips in User Documentation for how to
echo back user input).

3. Make a character with an animated gif picture that moves
whenever the character is speaking and then stays still. (Hint:
Use Fireworks to create an animated gif that ends in a still
image. Reload the image with each new response.)

4. Make a character whose words tell an unfolding story, no
matter what the user types in. (Hint: tell the story mostly
through the Default responses.)

5. Make a character whose every utterance offers a choice of
two keywords. (Hint: Would you like coffee or tea? Shall we go
left or right? Do you want to go to the grocery or the
bakery?)